A Better Deal For Borneo

Calls to reassess the 1963 Malaysia Agreement follows popular disaffection with the position of the Borneo’s states of Sabah and Sarawak in the Federation. Ironically, the 13th General Elections underscored the importance of the two states for Barisan Nasional’s electoral strategy. Have the Borneo states received a raw deal? Last weekend, the Sarawak Association for People's Aspiration and the Borneo Heritage Foundation organized a forum on the Agreement. BFM speaks to Jeffrey Kitingan, also Bingkor state assemblyman (Sabah) and Chairman of State Reform Party about desires for a better deal for the Borneo states. This report is by Alexandra Lok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.